Month: June 2017

I have been in the baking mood for the past couple of months. Always trying out new recipes, and making huge flops of them, of course! The last couple of days I have been on the hunt for an easy fudgy type recipe. Now the first issue I have with the recipes: there is a ridiculous amount of coconut oil going into these fudge recipes. Now I am all for coconut oil and the amazing benefits, but it is still oil, which means FAT. So basically all these fudge recipe are just high fat.

The second issue that I have is my flatmate. Even though I love her dearly, her peanut allergy makes it impossible for me to find a fudge recipe, since all the fudge recipes has nuts in them! (Even though I think it’s good that she is allergic to nuts, or else we would just never have peanut butter in the house).

So a few months ago, flatmate and I bought ourselves Kayla Itsines’ 28 Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide. To anyone who does not have this book yet, what are you even doing?? There are such amazing recipes inside of this book, I use this book about every second day and I am always finding new recipes I want to try. So last night I went through the sweet treats and came across a delicious Sweet Potato Brownie Recipe! Yay! Finally! Something new I can try! I edited this recipe according to my flatmate’s needs (nut free) and I added some protein powder (because gainz).

You are welcome to also edit the recipe if you wish, I am sure it would taste amazing with some nuts, maybe add some chocolate chips (you can never have enough chocolate). Give it a try and let me know how it tastes!

Delicious Gluten Free, Nut Free Sweet Potato Brownie:

(Makes 16 brownies)

Ingredients:

2 Medium Sweet Potatoes

60g Protein Powder of choice

1 tsp Cinnamon

10 Medjool Dates

1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder

1/8 Cup Honey / Maple Syrup

Method:

Peel the sweet potatoes and steam until soft. Mash up sweet potatoes in a bowl.

Place dates in warm water for a few minutes until softened, then chop up.

Everyone has their own opinion about Herbalife, including me. I have been on a “Shake Diet” a few years ago. This is where you replace two meals a day (usually breakfast and lunch) with a meal replacement shake. Believe me, I also know this is terrible! I will not name the brand that I was using, but it did result in me almost fainting at work. How embarrassing! Needless to say, that was my last day of ever taking shakes! My own fault for buying the cheapest shake on the market!

A short while ago, an Accountability Partner from Herbalife contacted me. Initially, I didn’t know she was from Herbalife. She just heard me ranting about my belly fat, as usual! She contacted me with regards to a body assessment. I went to her house, she put me on her amazing scale, which gives you all the body readings you need. (Body fat %, muscle mass, etc.)

Afterwards, she explained to me what all these measurements mean and gave me some more info on Herbalife. We got talking about my job and how I would love a few extra hours in my day to spend with loved ones (and waste some time on the internet, like we all do). She explained to me what exactly an Accountability Partner is and how I can also become one in order to make some extra income.

Just like many of you guys, I was really sceptical about Herbalife (especially with my previous experience drinking cheap meal replacements). So I decided to try the 5 Day Challenge. Basically, you get some friends to join and start a WhatsApp group. In this WhatsApp group, there are three other health coaches that guide you to healthy eating. All you have to do is, drink a shake in the morning and eat normally for the rest of the day. Post pictures of your meals and you either get a “well done” from the health coaches, or a “try adding more protein/carbs to your meal”. Simple as that.

I personally enjoyed this 5 Day Challenge a lot. So much, I invited some more friends and I am doing another 5 Day Challenge this week. I also joined the 21 Day Challenge, where you only post your brekkie and in return, you receive some general healthy tips. So this is basically my Herbalife Review.

Herbalife vs Whey Protein

I am still using my Whey Protein, but I do enjoy Herbalife for breakfast, especially during the week. I compared Herbalife with the protein that I am currently using (Not putting in the brand of Whey Protein as I still love the product that I am using and will keep on using it).

NUTRITIONAL VALUES PER SERVING

HERBALIFE FORMULA 1 SHAKE (26g)

WHEY PROTEIN (32g)

Calories

98

115

Protein (g)

9

23

Carbohydrates (g)

9

3

– Sugar (g)

7,9

2

Total Fat (g)

2,5

0,9

– Saturated Fat (g)

0,7

0,48

– Monounsaturated Fat (g)

0,4

– Polyunsaturated Fat (g)

1,4

Cholesterol (mg)

0

12,8

Dietary Fibre (g)

2,5

0,8

Total Sodium (mg)

135

73,6

There’s a pretty little table for you, but what does this all mean? According to the FDA (follow link to see in detail explanation of reading food labels), you need to limit fat, cholesterol and sodium. (I do not completely agree with the fat, as you do need fat in your diet, but healthy fat, such as peanut butter or avo’s). You need to get enough carbs, dietary fibre, vitamins, calcium and iron. So you can create your own opinion regarding the nutritional values in the table above.

Next, what the whey protein above does not have is the following: (this is a picture of the Herbalife Formula 1 shake that I am currently taking)

Over here, you can see all the vitamins and minerals listed that are not in the Whey Protein. Your body needs all these nutrients, especially in the morning since you use up all your nutrients in your sleep. Now do not get me wrong, I will not be able to drink a shake everyday for breakfast, so sometimes when I feel like having oats, I have my oats. Instead of adding protein powder like I used to, I add the shake powder. I also love adding some banana or oats to my shake to make it a thicker consistency. The girls on the WhatsApp group also shared this amazing protein pancake recipe! I would love to have it everyday if I could! P.S: there is also a Herbalife Protein Shake for those interested.

Below is an image of the ingredients of the Whey Protein that I am currently using, just compare that to the ingredients of the Herbalife shake. You can make your own assumption from that.

Below is an image of the ingredients of the Herbalife Formula 1 Shake:

The thing about these shakes are, they are a complete fully balanced meal and that is why you can replace 2 meals with the shake if you do feel like it. These shakes are so filling. They keep me full for at least 3 to 4 hours! I am not trying to sell a product to anyone, this post is not sponsored, it’s just me telling you what I found. It’s not all about weight loss, it is living a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

If you have any questions regarding Herbalife or you also want to try it out like I did, just send me a message! I am happy to help!

N.B: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I am just giving the facts and what I have found works for me. I know not everyone will agree with me and that’s okay. This post is not sponsored by Herbalife, it’s just me giving my opinion about it 🙂

I had the amazing opportunity to have brunch here with a good foodie friend of mine. (By “foodie friend” I mean she loves food just as much as I love it!) We decided on Scheckter’s Raw because 1, it’s on the Entertainer App, so buy one get one (yes please!) and 2, we are always trying to find all the healthy places to dine at.

We have been speaking about coming here for a while now as we really wanted to try out the Flapjacks, but it is not available on the Entertainer App (only main meals) and I refuse to pay R80 for flapjacks! So what is the next best choice? BURGERS!!!

Okay so first, lets start on the drinks. As it was a cold rainy day, we decided on coffee. I had an Organic Americano. It was so tasty and warmed me up from the inside. I think they use their own brand of organic coffee so brownie points to you guys! My friend had the Mocha Latte and it looked amazing! It came with such a cute cup, I literally wanted to take it home with me!

Okay, onto the burgers. OMG. I do not have words for this. So when the burgers arrived, all I saw was the black bun. I didn’t want to tell my friend, but the only thing that I was thinking was “no ways I am eating black bread”. I was pleasantly surprised though! It honestly tasted like “normal” bread, just not as heavy as “normal” bread. We had the CVC (Cajun Vegan Chicken), the “chicken patty” tasted amazing. Honestly, if you gave me that and told me it’s chicken, I would totally believe you. The BBQ sauce that they used was so flavourful and worked amazing with the huge chunk of avo on the burger.

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The burgers came with sweet potato fries, which we all know is definitely my fav. The fries tasted like they were baked, not fried, which is a little better than oily chips (even though oily chips are good on their day). The vegan aioli that accompanied the fries were just amazing! I wanted to lick out the little serving of aioli! They also sell small pots of the vegan aioli.

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Before we came, I read some reviews on Zomato which said that the service was a little slow. I am not going to lie to you, the service is slow, but once your order is in things go quick!

I would definitely be back as I really want to try the Thai Red Curry, the flapjacks (when I am rich enough) and the smoothies (on a warmer day)! They also have delicious, clean desserts which includes Snickers Bars, Cheesecakes and Oreos to name a few. These desserts go for R55 each. That is a little pricey for a girl on a budget hey!

But anyways, good job guys! Keep up the good work, I will see you again soon!

I actually remember my first time there. My flatmate and I wanted to go to Kauai, but we walked passed Osumo and decided to just take a look at the menu. Flatmate was really amped for this, but I did have my heart set on Kauai. Fortunately for her, I am an impulsive person, so I decided to give it a try. After this day, my life changed. Osumo is all I want!

Osumo is located in Canal Walk, Cavendish Square, Sea Point as well as Green Point. What I love the most about them, is that they like to stick to the basics. They strive to create a well-balanced lifestyle with regards to eating (especially fast food). The staff is always friendly and happy to wait patiently if you simply cannot decide between all the yummy food choices!

For a year I was so in love with the Vanilla Chilla smoothie, but my favorite now is the Almond Coffee smoothie. When it comes to the food, I do not have a favorite. I absolutely love The Flinstone (it has bacon in), or if I want something more plain, I have the Roasted Butternut & Danish Feta. You can decide if you want it in a salad, wrap or sandwich. Last week I actually tried the Sunflower Power Wrap. It has chickpeas with salad things and a delicious soy sauce and olive oil dressing! Definitely a must try for the veggie lovers!

I do encourage everyone to give Osumo a try. Take that risk that I did, you might be pleasantly surprised! The menu is available on their website if you want to check it out beforehand. I literally haven’t had anything bad from the menu, and I have had almost everything! From wraps to salads even to the stir fry! Next I’m definitely trying their Chocolate Pod Oats, because chocolate is life as we all know.